Vocabulary practice. Match the synonyms in two columns

1. Find the topic-connected words among jumbled letters in the box.

1. Match the synonyms in two columns.

1. frank	A. silly
2. clever	B. wavy
3. stupid	C. well-built
4. curly	D. intelligent
5. slender	E. honest
6. sad	F. awful
7. ugly	G. boring

1. Match the antonyms in two columns.

1.weak	A.ugly
2.pretty	B.lazy
3.false	C.strong
4.industrious	D.active
5.calm	E.honest
6.sad	F.kind
7.cruel	G.cheerful

1. Find the description to the adjective.

1. honest	A.doesn’t like to work or exercise, feels happy doing nothing
2.funny	B.positive person and positive about the future
3.lazy	C.thinks things will end badly, the opposite of optimistic
4. jealous	D.tells the truth
5.optimistic	E.doesn’t say much, prefers to listen
6.quiet	F.doesn’t like to talk about his achievements
7.rude	G.makes people laugh
8.pessimistic	H.wants what other people have, doesn’t like others to succeed
9.modest	I.shares what he has with other people
10.generous	J.not polite and offends people

1. Read and translate the dialogues.

A.: My friend Rich is coming to town next week. Have you ever met him?

B.: No, I haven’t.

A.: He’s kind of crazy, but a great guy.

B.: Yeah, why do you say so? What’s he like?

A.: He’s really hard-working, but very much a loner. He’s pretty talented and can do just about anything.

B.: Sounds interesting. Is he married?

A.: No, he isn’t.

B.: What does he look like? Maybe my friend Alice would be interested in meeting him.

A.: He’s tall, slim and good looking. Your friend would find him attractive. What’s she like?

B.: She’s outgoing and very athletic.

A.: Really? What sports does she like playing?

B.: She’s a great tennis player and also goes cycling a lot.

A.: What does she look like?

B.: She’s kind of exotic looking. She’s got long dark hair and piercing black eyes. People think she is rather beautiful.

A.: Do you think she would like to meet Rich?

B.: Sure! Why don’t we hook them up?

A.: Great idea!

*****

A.: I have a big favour to ask you! Can you meet my friend at the airport today evening? I don’t have time at all.

B.: Of course. No problem. How does she look like?

A.: She is an attractive blonde with green eyes. She is not tall. She likes wearing sporty clothes. She’ll have a bright orange suitcase.

B.: I hope there won’t be several blondes with orange suitcases...

A.: Don’t worry, I’m going to describe your appearance to her.

B.: Tell her that I’m going to wear a brown jacket and black jeans.

A.: For her it will be enough to know that you are almost two meters tall.

B.: You are right, it’s hard not to notice me.

1. Choose the correct words to complete these sentences.

1. He has such an innocent face. He couldn’t have done something so awful (adventurous / inexperienced / innocent). 2. The little boy’s __________ behaviour always gets him into trouble, but he is so cute even when he’s bad (mischievous / active / supportive). 3. She is a very _________ person; she would never do anything stupid like that (frank / sensible / supportive). 4. The director of the company likes me, but she is giving someone else the job because she thinks that I am too _________ (generous / responsible / inexperienced). 5. He donated one million dollars to our city’s art museum. What a _________ gesture (frank / generous / responsible)! 6. I suppose there’s one advantage in growing up with _________ parents – you learn how to follow rules (active / patient / strict). 7. My grandmother is 74 years old, but she still maintains a _________ lifestyle: she walks a mile every day before breakfast and swims on the weekend (responsible / sensible / active). 8. When you are annoyed by a problem at work, it’s best to be _________ and look for a solution rather than get angry (innocent / patient / frank). 9. She wanted to go mountain climbing since she was a little girl. She always had an _________ nature (adventurous / mischievous / innocent).

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